Please stop quoting the FB statistic of 99.8% survival for Covid. In Mississippi, the mortality rate is 2.2% of all cases. If you're sick enough to be in hospital, it's 14.9%. If you're sick enough to be in ICU, it's 34% and if you require the ventilator, it's >63% mortality

I'm so grateful to be a Mississippi physician! I'm also grateful for the service of our public health physicians @msdh as they work to serve the people of Mississippi everyday. 🫡

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Giving Diabetes the Blues! #HealthyMS #HealthCantWait https://t.co/3bn8J65kEl

NMMC Gilmore-Amory is a great example of rural healthcare doing well. They shared with me their new C-section room, level 2 NICU, 6 new ICU beds, and a fully staffed workforce. Great work in North East MS! @pchaneymd @hobbryan @NMMC_news @msdh

Monroe County Public Health getting it done! Looking good 👍 @msdh

"Protecting and advancing the health, wellbeing, and safety of everyone in MS" with no exceptions!

Congratulations from the 148th to the 157th! I saw this developing 10 years ago😊. I was proud to be there and look forward to great things! @jbryan522 @MSMA1 @msdh

☀️ Beat the Heat with MSDH! 💦 Stay hydrated, avoid peak sun hours, wear light clothing, use fans/AC, and never leave pets or kids in cars. For more tips, visit the link in our bio! #BeatTheHeat #SummerSurvivalMS #HealthyMS

Here's the @msdh Emerging Leaders Academy first cohort. Congratulations to the next generation of public health leaders! This is workforce development in action.

Today the place of honor is set for EMS responders who have died in the line of duty. We give thanks for their service and sacrifice. This is for those paramedics/EMTs who didn't make it home🙏🏻

Looking good Pike County!

Shout out to our @msdh Southern Regional Health Officer Dr. Christy Barnett @eaglemd94 who welcomed high school students from Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi participating in weeklong broadcast journalism camp at @SouthernMiss . They interviewed her about the work MSDH is

A special day in McComb celebrating the inaugural class of resident physicians in the newest Family Medicine residency in the state. Congratulations to these fine physicians and to Dr. Speed and the SW MS Regional Med Center leadership for the hard work making this a reality!

Yeah, so many opportunities for better choices as we work our way up in health rankings🤦‍♂️. One great thing about public health is great job security! I ❤️ Woodville and Southwest MS

CHDs are a partnership between @msdh and the local county. The buildings are county owned. We provide the staff and services.A full renovation of Wilkinson is coming soon in partnership with the county. Our CHDs are so important for providing access to core public health services

A fun duty as SHO is visiting areas of the state I don't get to see much. Last week I enjoyed visiting the health departments in Jefferson, Franklin, Amite, Adams, and Wilkinson. @msdh is studying the best model to provide community level public health services for our future.

Arboviral infections are of most concern for @msdh. West Nile is active in MS. Eastern Equine-other viral encephalitides are transmitted likewise. If you're traveling to Puerto Rico or Central America, protect yourself against dengue fever, CHIKV, and Zika but 🚫chase the 🦟man!

And many various cancers such as lung, bladder, colon, breast, and many others...and COPD and reduction in substance abuse risk and on it goes...

Here are 5 wonderful reasons for me to keep fighting for better health outcomes in MS. 3 are in AL but Dr. Scott Harris, the AL SHO, is taking good care of them. My life, heart, and lap are full. #blessed #attitudeofgratitude

I've❤️being a Vicksburg Dr. and raising my family there. Dr. Hopson is the main reason I agreed to come in 1991. He's also the one who mentored me in medical leadership and at every step of my career. He was a founder of MS EMS,BOH member and the best surgeon I've ever known!